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tout

/taʊt/ /tʌʊt/

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noun

拉客者，招揽顾客的人.

Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

Examples :

"Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena, they are famed for selling counterfeits."

小心体育场外的那些拉客卖票的，他们可是出了名的卖假票。

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noun

马经，贴士提供者

A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.

Examples :

"The tout whispered that the dark horse in the third race was a sure thing. "

那个马经小声说，第三场比赛的黑马稳赢。

sport race person bet entertainment

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noun

线人，眼线。

A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.

Examples :

"The drug cartel's tout leaked information about the upcoming police raid. "

毒品集团的线人泄露了即将到来的警方突袭行动的信息。

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noun

线人，告密者。

An informer in the Irish Republican Army.

Examples :

"The IRA suspected that someone in their ranks was a tout, feeding information to the British authorities. "

爱尔兰共和军怀疑他们内部有人是线人，向英国当局提供情报。

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verb

吹捧，宣传，吹嘘。

To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.

Examples :

"Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE."

玛丽一直被吹捧为现任首席执行官的潜在继任者。

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verb

注视，观看。

To look upon or watch.

Examples :

"The security guard will tout the hallway to make sure no one loiters after school hours. "

保安会注视着走廊，以确保放学后没有人逗留。

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verb

打探，刺探。

To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).

Examples :

"The racing stable owner was accused of touting information about their competitors' horses. "

那个赛马厩的老板被指控刺探竞争对手马匹的信息。

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verb

报马, 透露内幕消息。

To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.

Examples :

"My uncle touts his favorite horse in the upcoming race, hoping to share some of the winnings. "

我叔叔向我报他看好的马，希望能在即将到来的比赛中赢钱后分一杯羹。

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verb

打探赛马情报, 刺探马厩秘密

To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.

Examples :

"The gambler paid someone to tout the racehorse's training sessions, hoping to get an advantage before placing his bets. "

为了在下注前占得先机，那个赌徒花钱雇人打探赛马训练的情况。

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verb

招徕，兜售，拉客

To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.

Examples :

"The bookie's assistant touted a dark horse in the upcoming race, whispering the horse's name to his clients. "

博彩公司的助手向客户们兜售即将到来的比赛中一匹冷门马的消息，悄悄地告诉他们那匹马的名字。

sport race entertainment business job

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verb

物色，寻找

To look for, try to obtain; used with for.

Examples :

"My sister is touting for a new job in marketing. "

我妹妹正在物色一份新的市场营销工作。

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noun

叫牌全胜，包牌。

In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.

Examples :

"During the solo contract bridge game, the player made a tout for all eight tricks. "

在单人桥牌游戏中，那位玩家叫牌包牌，想赢下全部八墩。